haunted hotel

 

For only $224 a night, you can be scared to death to sleep in case you meet some of the  ghosts who inhibit the Hotel Monteleone in the French Quarter.  Established in 1886 and added to several times, the hotel is still operated by the fifth generation descendents of a Sicilian shoe cobbler.

 

Hotel Monteleone

French Quarter

New Orleans, Louisiana

10.13.2016

on break

 

French Quarter

New Orleans, Louisiana

tulip magnolia

 

It may be snowy and 18 degrees in Lubbock, but here in New Orleans the tulip magnolias and azaleas are blooming. Of course, I probably won't make it home tomorrow because of flight cancellations.

 

New Orleans, Louisiana

night lights

 

Built in 1893, New Orleans’ first skyscraper is located on the corner of Carondelet and Common Streets, one block off Canal.  Originally the Hennen Building by architect Thomas Sully, it is now apartments.  A one-bedroom, 600 square feet and no parking, is $1150 a month -- but you're only a few blocks from Bourbon Street! This is the view from my room at the Pere Marquette.

10.17.2012



street musician

 

Bourbon Street

French Quarter

New Orleans, Louisiana